Singapore to open promotion center

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Singapore will soon open a tourism promo tion center in the North Sumatra capital of Medan in order to attract more Indonesians to visit the city state, a Singaporean official said.

Ajit Singh, the Singapore Consul General to Indonesia for Riau province, said that the center would provide information on tourist attractions in Singapore.

Riau is the neighboring province to North Sumatra.

Ajit said that the tourism center would also serve as liaison office for Singapore investors wishing to invest in North Sumatra province.

"The tourism center can also be used by the Indonesian government to provide potential Singapore investors with information on business opportunities in North Sumatra," Ajit said here. -- Antara